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Joebatsleg (talk) 16:57, 4 October 2023 (UTC)joebatsleg Barbara Doran was born in St. John's Newfoundland in 1946. The youngest of seven children, she is mother to Sean Doran and Erin Hennessey.

She was a member of the womens movement back in 1972 and a founding member of the St. John's Status of Women Council. She was instrumental in establishing The Iris Kirby House and the Second Stage housing project for battered women. She is best know for work as a film maker during her thirty seven years writing, directing and producing documentaries, feature films and television series. Most notably, Random Passage and The Grand Seduction. In 2012 Barbara was awarded a Diamond Jubilee Medal for her community work with the Women’s Movement. In 2014, she was awarded Artist of the Year by the Newfoundland & Labrador Arts Council and during that same year was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal. And in that same year, Barbara was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year, Export, by the Newfoundland & Labrador Organization of Women Entrepreneurs and in May 2015 she received a Doctor of Laws honoris causa from Memorial University of Newfoundland & Labrador for her work in film and community engagement.

Barbara has held several board positions with and including sits on The Board of Directors of the Newfoundland & Labrador Arts Council, the International Women’s Federation and the Directors Guild. She is a Lifetime Member of the Writers Guild of Canada and the Directors Guild of Canada. As a film maker, feminist and social activist she has been a Mentor with The Trudeau Foundation since 2017 working closely with scholars and other professionals. She travels extensively representing Newfoundland at various festivals throughout the world including The Cannes International Film Festival, The Berlinale Festival, The American Film Market, etc. Barbara has been a member of the CMPA for over 30 years. She presently sits of the Board of Directors of Perchance Theatre in Newfoundland

Barbara has always had an intense interest in Newfoundland’s history and culture. She began a restoration project in 2000 restoring traditional homes in Port Rexton, Trinity Bay.